gentrify
verb
gen·tri·fy
ˈjen-trə-ˌfī 
gentrified; gentrifying
: to attempt or accomplish the gentrification of
gentrified a run-down section of the city
: to undergo gentrification
Examples of gentrify in a Sentence
As the neighborhood became gentrified, the people who had lived there for many years could no longer afford it.
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By some standards, Mr. Ashkenazy’s exclusive hotel complex, Elsewhere — built on 39 hilltop acres of what was once a vacation ranch for the Howard Johnson family — could be seen as a harbinger of gentrifying forces.
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Voucher programs in gentrifying neighborhoods to cover the gap between market-rate rents and what low-income renters can afford to pay.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Internet tabloids made Ferrell into an avatar of the depravity of millennial excess in gentrifying Brooklyn.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
According to a news release, the university will study the impact of displacement and relocation from gentrifying neighborhoods in the greater Nashville region.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Here are some strategies that Builders of Hope says can help …
Voucher programs in gentrifying neighborhoods to cover the gap between market-rate rents and what low-income renters can afford to pay.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Internet tabloids made Ferrell into an avatar of the depravity of millennial excess in gentrifying Brooklyn.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
According to a news release, the university will study the impact of displacement and relocation from gentrifying neighborhoods in the greater Nashville region.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Gentrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrify. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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